"This super-whale is none other than Elon Musk's SpaceX, which just mushroomed in size via its all-stock acquisition of another bastion of the tech titan's empire, xAI, creator of the chatbot Grok. News that Musk planned an IPO for SpaceX emerged in December, around the time a new funding round valued the rocket enterprise at $800 billion."
"Hence, investors are already giving the combined companies an equity valuation of over $1 trillion. And Musk wants more. According to reports in Bloomberg and the Financial Times, he aims at an offering that would give the new SpaceX a market cap of $1.5 trillion, raising around $50 billion in cash to fund expansion."
"The actual prospects for SpaceX's future financial performance and stock price are highly uncertain, since as of today, by Fortune's analysis, after 23 years it still generates zero net earnings. To justify a $1.5 trillion market cap, it would need to earn more than Berkshire Hathaway does today to generate decent returns for shareholders."
SpaceX is preparing for a landmark IPO that could raise around $50 billion, valuing the combined company at $1.5 trillion following its acquisition of xAI. This single offering would surpass the total capital raised by all 90 IPOs from the previous year. The valuation reflects SpaceX's growth potential, particularly through its Starlink satellite business. However, SpaceX has generated zero net earnings after 23 years of operation, requiring extraordinary future performance to justify the valuation and deliver shareholder returns. Wall Street banks underwriting the deal stand to capture substantial fees with minimal risk exposure.
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